I’d written a piece recently on exploring the Deneb custom visual for Power BI. In that post I touched on KPI Style visuals. I hadn’t seen much in the way…
Heatmap with marginal bars
Another visual I explored through a Makeover Monday challenge. To create the chart I installed the latest version of Deneb, dragged the measures I needed into the fields pane. In…
Area between two lines
A graph I explored through a Makeover Monday challenge. It didn’t make the final design but I thought I’d write it up for another time. Area fill is sometimes used…
Exploring Deneb for Power BI
In my short career doing data visualization with Power BI, I have always desired the flexibility to do more with my visuals. So when I came across a demo for…
Building a custom Gauge Table with HTML
A quick design for a very specific use case I wanted to visualise scores similar to the above in a way that was quick and easy for me to read…
Reasons to avoid gradient backgrounds on Power BI reports
Gradient backgrounds are all the rage in dashboard design. They appear to be floating around everywhere. Looks cool right? Perhaps. I am not a fan, and for some time have…
My biggest wish for the Power BI suite?
A no-code wizard for common statistical analyses. Common statistical analyses such as Multiple Linear Regression, Factor Analysis, ANOVAs, MANOVAs, and the like are hard to perform in Power BI. At…
A cheat’s guide to Power BI report design
Quick Power BI report design using PowerPoint. How I create a custom Colour Palette and Theme in 5 easy steps. When designing reports I look to an organisation’s style guide…
Just because you can…
I’d seen a number of blogs of late using the phrase “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should”. I don’t think I’ll ever get to the bottom of where…
Taking PureViz for a spin
I came across PureViz in my LinkedIn feed a week or two ago. It immediately caught my attention because lo and behold, there was a rotating turbine 🙂 “Ooh is…